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News - Racing April 16, 2024

Speedy Piloto Gee Scores First Stakes Victory In Opelousas Stakes

Speedy Piloto Gee, under jockey Juan Garcia, Jr., winning the $35,000 Opelousas Stakes Saturday at Evangeline Downs.

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OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 21, 2020—Speedy Piloto Gee, under jockey Juan Garcia, Jr., defeated Tuckers Prize by three-quarters in the $35,000 Opelousas Stakes Saturday at Evangeline Downs. Posttime favorite Eysa Jess Jumpn finished a head back in third.

Speedy Piloto Gee completed the 350 yards in :17.486 seconds, equaling a 96 speed index into a 3 mph crosswind. It was the fourth win 16 career starts for the daughter All American Futurity(G1) winner Mr Piloto. The $21,000 winner's payday boosted her earnings total to $80,259.

Barbra Alcantara trains the gray filly for owner Armando Vasquez Rodriguez, Grant Farms LLC bred Speedy Piloto Gee from the Duel Fuel mare Dominating Speed.

Runner-up Tuckers Prize picked up $7,000 for finishing second. Owner-trainer Preston Jourdan named jockey J.R. Ramirez to ride the 4-year-old son of multiple stakes sire Fast Prize Dash.

The winning connections of Speedy Piloto Gee accept the Opelousas Stakes trophy Saturday at Evangeline Downs.
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Bred by Kirby and Phillip Bruchhaus, from the Game Patriot mare BB Secrets Game, the RG3 winner has earned $155,645.

Multiple graded winner Eysa Jess Jumpn boosted her earnings total to $925,397 after pocketing $3,850 for third. Joel Huitron trains the leading daughter Heza Fast Dash for Jose Estrada Quarter Horses. D & S Racing LLC bred the 15-time winner from the Mr Jess Perry mare Jess Jumpn. David Alvarez was riding.

Barjaxs, Fabulously Black and Runaway Easy Sir completed the field.

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Tdz Rolex Rattler (#5) gets up over Fast Dashin Diamond(#6) and San Lorenzo (#4) in the final LQHBA Louisiana Million Futurity(RG1) trial Friday night at Evangeline Downs.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.